sfmmFREAK Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 right now i am reading the Da Vinci Code for school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 WHAT? I cannot believe they're making you read that for school! I've never liked Dan Brown's writing and I don't think I ever will... I enjoy anything from Dickens and Maugham, to Amy Tan and Don Delillo and I love the Harry Potter series. The last book I read was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mike Haddon. This book was highly recommended to me by several people and is a "national bestseller." I thought it was total sh*t and waste of time. Bleh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Kite Flyer I think you mean The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroger8 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Thats what I was thinking about^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmmFREAK Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 the funny thing is that i have NEVER read a harry potter book or seen any of the movies. they just don't look that interesting. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 the funny thing is that i have NEVER read a harry potter book or seen any of the movies. they just don't look that interesting. :? Never judge a book by its cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 ^LOL I am HP obsessed. I've read all the books (except for 6) at least 5 times. I've only read the 6th one 3 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrea Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 The little house on the prairie books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roeterich Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I just read: "homo faber" by Max Frisch (for the school) Stephen Kings "The Dark Tower" (is it called like that in english?) part 5&6 in the vacation (part 7 isn't released yet :? ) and I am currently reading: "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck (for the school, in english :? ) That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemaster_b Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 ^Dark Tower's been out for a long time, that is in English. Just to forewarn you, the ending isn't what you'll think it will be. I'm currently reading A Clash Of Kings by George RR Martin, which kicks complete and total ass. dt Just wait until you get to A Storm of Swords, it gets to be a huge mess for everyone. I'm currently reading A Feast for Crows. Finished Robert Jordan's newest Wheel of Time book a few days ago. Before that was a few fantasy books by little known writers. Once I'm done with my current read, I'll be trying to track down Terry Goodkind's newest Sword of Truth book. I have read the Harry Potter books, Lord of the Rings, Dragonlance and every other Margret Weis and Tracy Hickman books. I've also been known to read Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Stephen King. Tad Williams has a great SF series called Otherland, and his War of the Flowers is also good. Da Vinci Code is overrated -- so-so writing with a so-so plot (and a bit predictable at times). From time to time, I've read some nonfiction books, though lately they tend to be about the military. Band of Brothers is a great book. Black Hawk Down is also good and much more informative than the movie. Jarhead is one of the worst books I ever read, and the movie is not much better (what waste of good actors). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJackson Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I read "Series of Unfortunate Events". They are funny, in a weird morbid way. ( ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goetz20 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 sci-fi is neat Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfBeastSucks Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 I just started Stephen King's The Stand today. I am only two chapters into it, but so far it is very good. At 1,153 pages, it will be a while until I am done reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazan Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 reading books for a long time gives me a headache. i like a lot of books, but i just dont like reading them. phazan-''its not worth it! '' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfBeastSucks Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 phazan-''its not worth it! '' LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterzak Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 I hate reading, but for some reason I am reading the 5th Harry Potter book right now. I suppose it's the cool thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Because of the people in this thread mentioning it several times (and because I've heard great things about it), I picked up a copy of The Kite Runner last night. So far (approx 40 pages) it is fantastic. Now, to finish it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuakerOaties Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I love to read, but unfortunately do not have much time to get involved in a novel at the moment. Heres some that I've read in the past couple months. -The Great Gatsby -Their Eyes were Watching God (Oprah ruined this) -The Color of Water -Nickel and Dimed Mark "I started Life of Pi but haven't finished it" Luskus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Last book read: Open A New Window - The Broadway Musical in the 1960's by Ethan Mordden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah_killa Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 HARRY POTTER the five people you meet in heaven-it's a super good book, everybody that has read it that i know of cried...i didn't cry...but it made me go *without tears*...or english books suck...a tale of two cities can rot in a dumpster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I recently read the new Series of morbid moments- the penutlimate peril. It was a good read, and WAY better than Grim Grotto. Only ONE left in the series! I can't wait!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 english books suck...a tale of two cities can rot in a dumpster Maybe when you grow up you will have an affinity for Dickens. Too bad you feel that way. Probably too difficult for you, anyways, as it is rarely even taught (properly) in HS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemaster_b Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 ^ I'm an English major, and I do find that English (British) novels are a lot harder to read than American novels. Part of it is because they're often a higher reading level. Most American authors tend to write around the eighth or ninth grade reading level. I will admit that I did have a hard time reading Lord of the Rings during high school, but as I got older, the easier they were to read. Another thing I've found is that British novels tend to be more social commentary than anything else, and that is something that is hard to follow for Americans. Take "Pride and Prejudice" for example. I couldn't for the life of me finish that book for one of my classes (in my opinion it's poorly written and often meanders aimlessly), and I still can't understand why people keep making it into a movie. So much of it is about the time period and the place, most of which no longer applies to today, or for Americans for that matter. And if you noticed my last post on this thread, you'll see what I usually read. I'm often butting heads with my Enlish professors about what is good literature and what is trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingo! Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Soren, I'm glad you brouhgt up the James Patterson/Alex Cross thing. I read the first two in high school simply because my mom had read them, and they sat around in our living room for awhile. I was hooked like a housewife and soap operas. Good times. Brett Easton Ellis is my fav non-fiction, which is mostly what I read. And of course, David Sedaris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Brett Easton Ellis is my fav non-fiction, which is mostly what I read. And of course, David Sedaris. I LOVE David Sedaris!!! I can't believe I forgot to add him to my earlier post...I'm so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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